Roll holder



Julie 29 1926.

. L. F. HARRIS ROLL. HOLDER I Filed April 18, 1925 hm H i Patented June 29, 19 26. l i I i I U ITED STATES PATENT ()FFlCiE.)

LEwIsr. HARRIS, or Jn'nsnx my, NEWJEBSEY.

nonn- HOLDER.

Application filed April 1a, was. serial N's. 24,179.

- This invention relates to impro ements in plunger is formed with an outwardly or:- roll holders and has particular reference to tendinghead 20 and rod 21 which has its a holder for rotatabl-y supporting a roll of bearin in the end of the cylinder. An e:-itoilet paper. pansible spring 22 encircles the red and is The prin ipal object of the invention reinterposed between the reduced p 'on of sides in a paper roll holder which permits the head and the end of the cylinder to northe roll of paper to be quickly applied or mally tend to force the head in the direction removed, and when applied", the same preof the opposed: braclret arm.

vents an excessive amount of paper from un- The head 20 is formed with if-shaped 65 rolling when a pull is excited at the-end of notch 23: similar to the notch 1 the/walls th u of which converge toward the closed end of Another object'is to provide a roll holder the notch for guiding the other pintle i which includes a tension roller for receiving lnto a seat 24. v

the roll of paper, and means for varying For retracting the head of the plunger 7 th t i f aid whe 7 when removing or applying the roller, I pro- A further object is the provision of a de- Vlde aplvoted lever 25, one end of which vice of the above character which is simple C -aC S With the Walls of the slot 26 in the in construction, cheap of manufacture and plunger, while the. other end of the lever is highly attractive in appearance so as not to PPOVlCled With a m p g Portion 27 detract from the furnishings of a bath room. 19 the natureof a push h The-161791 With th d th bj t i i the limits the outward movement of the plunger invention resides in certain novel construcagainst the action of the spring and by tion and combination and arrangement of p g w dly 11 the manipulating P parts, the essential features of which are 151011 27, ltwlll be seen that the head will be '80 hereinafter fully described, are particularly retracted at Wh10 h time the roller may be pointed out in the appended claims, and are 11 111 17801 as the plntles may be unseated by illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in hftlllg the r ller therefrom.

'Which For regulating the tension on the head, I V Figure 1 is a top plan view of my im- PrOVlde a Se Screw 28 Which engages the 30 proved roll holder. I l ver 25 outward of 1ts plvot. The set screw Figure 2 is an end view of the same. I n y b loc d in varlous positions of; ad- Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on Justment y a 1 0k nut 29 for llm t g h the lin 3- 3 f Fi 9. movement of the lever, which controls the Figure. 1 is an enlarged detail sectional operatlon of the plunger against the action 3 view on the line L- l of Figure 2. 0f the sp g- Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on m th iOI' gOIIIg descriptlon, 113' will be 7 th li 5 -5 f Fi 1 seen that the roller 13 is normally held un Referring more particularly to the drawder tension by the spring acting against the ing, the reference numeral 10 designates a head h P g a-ndfWhiCh necessitates 4o U-shaped frame which includes an attach an even pull to be exerted on the end of the ing plate 11 and outwardly extending roll of paper suppor yth rol r in 01- bracket, arms 12. The frame is formed of a d r o unroll the paper therefrom. This single piece of material and is preferably p v s the p y g Out Of all 6X06SSih16 made in the form of a casting. The arms 12 mou of p per hen the end of the ro l 45 are disposed in spaced relation and support iS given a sudden pull. As herebefore a roller 13. V stated, tension on the rollmay beadjusted One of the arms 12 is formed with an inby the operation of the set screw 28 whereby wardly extending boss 14:, the face of which the exact tension required may be mainis provided with a V-shaped notch 15, the taine'dh v 50 walls of which converge toward the bottom In attaching the device to the wall or of the notch for guiding one of the pintles other supporting structure, the attaching 16 of the roller into a seat 17; v plate 11 is provided with suitable openings The opposite bracket arm 12 is provided 30 for the passage of securing elements in with an outwardly extending cylinder 18 the nature of screws or the like. .55 disposed in axial alignment with the seat 17 In the drawing, I have shown a roller 13:

and in which a plunger 19 reciprocates. The whose opposite side walls are tapered from one end to the other for wedging engagement with the inner walls of a roll of paper and the said roller is provided with a longitudinal slot which reduces the weight of the roller. However, the roller may be perfectly round in cross section without departing from the spirit or" my invention.

When applying the roller, it is not necessary tooperate the lever as the trunnions are inserted in the notches and oo-act with the inclined walls which forces the yieldable hanger against the action of the spring until the trunnions reach their respective seats, at which time the spring moves the yieldable hanger to a locking position.

What is claimed as new is z a A holder for paper rolls comprising a frame having spaced outwardly extending brackets, a seat formed in one of said brackets, a movable member slidably mounted in the other of said brackets and having a seat therein disposed in axial alignment with the first mentioned seat, said movable member also having a slot therein, a roller adapted to receive the roll of paper and having trunnions on the ends thereoftor reception in said seats, spring means acting against said movable member for locking said trunnions in their respective seats and for placing a tension on said'roller, and manipulative means for actuating said movable member against the action of said spring means, said manipulative means including a pivoted lever, the free end of which extends into the slot in said movable member for engagement with the walls thereof and an adjusting screw co-acting with said lever for limiting the outward movement of said movable member.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

LEWIS F. HARRIS. 

